TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1994//
TI  - Helmets and horseback riders
JO  - American journal of preventive medicine
A1  - Condie, C.
A1  - Rivara, Frederick P.
A1  - Nelson, David E.
SP  - 15
EP  - 19
VL  - 10
IS  - 1
N2  - To determine patterns of helmet use and attitudes toward helmets among horseback riders, we analyzed a subset of data (n = 1,834) from a cross-sectional mail survey of horseback riders conducted from July to December 1991. Riders were randomly selected from the mailing list of a national mail-order company that sells horseback-riding equipment. Of 900 English-style riders, 517 (57.5%) wore helmets on their last ride, compared with only 81 of 684 (11.8%) Western-style riders. Among 546 riders who did not own helmets, their most commonly cited reasons included believing that helmets were unnecessary (43.8%) or uncomfortable (29.9%). Of the 1,263 helmet owners, nearly 62% had one or more complaints about helmets, but 41.1% of owners reported that their helmet had prevented at least one head injury. Increasing helmet use will require major educational efforts with horseback riders and design changes by manufacturers.
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SN  - 0749-3797
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -